Hose-reel



(No Model.)

y I. W. MGGAPFEY;

HOSE REEL.

No. 286,046. Patented 001;. 2, 1888.

UNrrni) STATES ATENT Orricn.

IVES W. MCGAFFEY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Hose-REEL. y

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 286,046, dated October 2, 18.83.

Application tiled June 14, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, Ivns W. McGArrnigof Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements .in Portably Mounted -Hose- Reels; and I do hereby decla-re that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, Vreference being had to the aceompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to that class of portably-mounted hose-reels in which the iianges of the drum on which the hose is wound or stored are made to serve as the wheels upon which the reel is moved from place to place.

The invention consists, primarily, in a frame composed of a base, uprights forming a handle or handles secured to the base, and a riniwheeled drum rotatably mounted between the uprights, with its axis over the rear part of the base and with its wheels near the ground, whereby the reel may either stand upon the frame-base, or, when the uprights or handles are tilted into convenient position to be held by a person standing, the wheels only rest upon the ground; or, if the handles are slightly raised from the latter position, the weight falls upon the rear of the base and the handle, and the drum-wheel islifted clear of the ground. The invention, however, embraces other matters, which, with that specified, will be hereinafter more fully set forth, and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of my improved apparatus in a vertical section. Fig. 2 is a front elevation. Fig. 3 is a central vertical section trans` verse to the axis of the reeldrum, showing the frame tilted` and the drum resting on the ground, as when the reel is being moved from place to place. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on line x :v of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary section of the wheel-rim detached, showing the clip for holding the hose thereto attached. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view of an upright or handle, together with the upper cross-bar in section, showing the clip as applied to said upright. Y

A represents the base. `B B are the uprights. C is the drum. I) D are the drum wheels or flanges. E E are clips for holding the hose, and F is the hose applied to the reel.

The base A is preferably constructed of two parallel bars or arms, ay a, rigidly joined by one ormore transverse bars, a. The uprights B are secured to the bars c', and said uprights are made strL ight and of only suitable lengths for handles as economy requires. They are fastened near the rear ends of said base-bars, for reasons that will further appear.

The drum C is constructed of two end p icces, O, rigidly joined and held parallel by connecting'bars c, arranged at equal distances from the center. In each of these end pieces are set the radial spokes d, to which is applied the circular rim d. The wheeled drum thus or similarly constructed is mounted between the uprights B upon a rod, c, which passes through both uprights, and is provided with a suitable head, c2, at one end and a thumb-nut, c, at the other for clamping the reel between the uprights. Usually the head c2 will be a laterally-bent portion of the rod itself, and will be let into the upright, so as to prevent the rod from turning when the nut c" is operated. Any other suitable constructioninay of course be employed for this purpose.

The wheels D -of the drum C are made of relatively large diameter, as shown, and they are mounted as low in the frame as practicable, and as nearly over the rear of the base as will allow the reel to stand firmly when upright, in order to permit said wheels to be brought into contact with the ground and the base clear of the ground by only such backward tilting of the frame from the upright position as will bring the handles at a proper height for convenient manipulation by a person standing. In this position (indicated in Fig. 3) the apparatus is readily moved from place to place on the large drum-wheels D.

To clear the base from the ground without i lowering the handles too far, the uprights B, which form the handles, incline forward of the drum-axis at their upper ends when the reelframe is resting on its base, as already stated, and as plainly shown in Fig. l. To give this forward inclination of the handles, the uprights may be bent, if preferred, in which case IOG ystraight and to connect` themr obliquely with the base near the rear ends of the bars a, as

more plainly indicated in Figs. l and 4.

In the reel having the low-mounted rimywheeled drum, as above described, it will be found convenient to attach the nozzle or the hose at or near the nozzle to the spokes'or rim of the drum-wheel, and to wind the hose from the nozzle end, leaving the end having the hydrant-coupling outermost of the coil and ready for connection. After making the hydrant connection the reel will be handily drawn upon the drum-wheels tothe point where it is desired to stand, the hose having been wound upon the drum in proper direction for this purpose, or in a direction the reverse of that shown in Fig. l. In thus drawing the reel, however, the hose will not pay off as-fast as the reel is drawn, because of the unequal diameter of the drum-wheels and the body of hose upon the drum. So, also, in rewinding the hose upon the drum the opposite difficulty will be encountered-that is tofsay, the hose will be taken up less rapidly than the reel advances. To unwind the desired quantity of hose in feeding` out, or to take up the slack in A rewindingthe hose, it will therefore be found convenient to lift the drum-wheels clear of the ground and to rotate the saiddrum independently. In the construction described this is done by simply rais/ing the handles slightly, whereupon the rear ends, a2, of the base-arms a strike the ground, and the apparatus is supported from these points of the base and one hand, while the 'remaining hand 'is free to rotate the reel for either running off or taking up the hose, as may be required. In unwinding the hose it may also be found convenient to momentarily raise the handles far enough to shift the weight wholly or partially from thel drum-wheels to the rear ends of the basebars a, while still drawing the reel along, thus allowing the drum-wheels to slip on or to rotate clear of the ground. To facilitate `this operation the said rear ends, a2, of the basebars a arefrounded upwardly, like the nose of a sled-runner, as shown, so as to prevent their catching in the grass. f

If desired, and especially in the heavier reels, a transverse roller, A', small enough to rotate beneath the low-hung drum-wheels D, may be loosely mounted between the said rear endsof the base-bars, as shown in the present drawings, though generally such roller is not necessary. Y l

As a means of holding either end of the hose, and especially forconfining the nozzle end upon the drum-wheel or other part of the frame,

VI have devised avery simple, easily-operated, and entirely effective clip, shown at E.

-Said clip consists of a fiat strip of metal bent on oneend tothe form of a hook andjat the other secured by a screw, e, to the frame or rwh eel clin ation.

Then applied to the wheel, it is preferably attached pivotal] y to the inner face of the rim d', midway between its adjacent spokes, so that when the hose is inserted beneath the hook it will be held sufficiently bent bythe adjacent parts of the wheel to prevent its slipping out of place. By thus attaching the hose near the nozzle to the rim of the wheel, and bythe aid of the elalnping rod and nut c ci, for setting the wheel in any desired position, the nozzle may be held so as to direct astreain upwardly, horizontally, or at any chosen in- Usually the wheel will be'provided with four or other desired number of clips, E, as shown. To also permit the nozzle to be attached to the uprights B a clip, E, of the same construction as described, is pivoted tothe inner face of the upright, just above the crossbar b. By lifting the clip pivotedin this position. the hose may be readily inserted beneath it, and upon falling it clamps and holdsA the hose against the cross-bar, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 6. rlhe object of pivotally fastening the clip to the wheel-rim d. is to permit the clip to be turned into a positionwholly beneath the rim, where it is out of the way of the hose in; being coiled upon or unwound from the drum. y j

In securing the nozzle by one of the wheelclips E preparatory to moving the reel from place to place on the wheels D it will be easy to bring the mouth of the nozzle into positionV to clear the ground, and, when ready for use, to shift it so that the stream will clear the wheel.

The cross-bars c of the drum may be, as

uprights parallel or at a proper distance apart to allow the drum to rotate freely between them. In this vcasethe uprights arepreferably' made of form and material tolbe flexible and elastic, so as to readily yield between their ends under pressure of the clamping-nut of",

`and to spring outwardly after the said nut is loosened, so as to again free the drum. As

these uprights are usually and preferably of wood, they are accordingly made relatively ,thin and broad, asY shown, and are arrangedN with theirbroader faces parallel with the ends of the drum.

If preferred, but one of the uprights may be extended far enough above the drum-axis to form .a handle, and such `a construction will not be a departure froln my invention.

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'It will be observed that in the mounted reely .described but little metal need be employed, t andthatthecost of the `structureiis'therefore slight. While cheap, however, it is neat in appearance, convenient in use, and in capacity is suited to receive a'large quantity of hose. i I claim as my invention- 1. In aportably-mounted hose-reeh'the combination of a'base, two uprights, B, rigidly secured to said base,l and a hose drum or reel proper, C, provided with ri iii-wheels ]),mount ed between the uprights, with its axis over the rear partei' the base, and with its rim-wheel near the` ground, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth. i

2. In' the apparatus described, the conibif nation, with the two nprights and'tlie rimwheeled hose-'drum lowmounted between the uprights, as described, of the base having the uprights rigidly secured thereto, and having the rear ends of the base-arms roundedfsubstantially as and for the purpose set forth. 3. In the apparatus described, the` combination,l with the two uprights, the ri m-whee] ed Y hose-drum low mounted between the uprights, as shown, of the base-bars a, having the uprights severally secured thereto and rigidly joined by the cross-bar c', and the free roller y Af, ,A mounted between the rear ends ofthe set forth.

4, In the apparatus described, the combination, with the .base'and rim-wheeled drum, y of the two. uprights rigidly attached to the 35 base and'supporting the drinn over the rear base-bars, substantially as and for the purposes part of the base, said nprights having their upper ends located forward of avertical plane passing through the axis of the drum, substantially as described.

5. In combination with the wheeled reel' drum having itsends rigidly .connected by cross-rods '0, the relatively broad and thin framc-uprights B, arranged with their broader faces parallelwith the reel ends, and the axial .rod c', for the support ofthe drum, provided 45 with a head, c, and clamping-nut d", exterior to the opposite uprights, substantially 'as described, and f or the purpose set forth.

6. In coinbii'lation with the drum-wheel, the hook-formed clip E, fastened to the wheel-rim, `whereby, in connection with the adjacent parts of the wheel, the hose may beheld in place, substantially as described.

7. In the structure described, the combina-y tion, with the rim-wheel of the drum, of the hook-formed clip E, pivotally fastened to the inner face of the wheel-rim, substantiallyas and for the purposes set forth.

8. In combination with the upright B and yrod b, the hookfornied clip E, pivotally secured to the upright above and 'adjacent to the rod b, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I `claim the foregoing as ol' two witnesses.4

' I'VES W. MCGAFFEY. Vitncssos:

M. F. DAYTON, Jnssn (lex, Jr.

my invention I aliix my signature in presence 65 y 

